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Bodies of 40 Migrants Wash Ashore in Libya

Red Crescent spokesman said most of the dead were from sub-Saharan countries

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Associated Press

Oct. 24, 2015 2:29 p.m. ET

BENGHAZI, Libya—Libya’s Red Crescent said the bodies of 40 migrants have washed ashore in the Mediterranean country.

Red Crescent spokesman Mohamed al-Masrati said 27 of the bodies were found Saturday at the town of Zliten, east of the capital, Tripoli. The rest were found along the shores of Tripoli and the nearby town of Khoms.